Finger-ring.



No. 744,605. V PATENTED NOV. 17, 1903..

H PIZOR. FINGER RING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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Patented November 17, i903.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY PIZOR, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

FINGER-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,605, dated November 17, 1903.

Application filed April 4, 1903- Serial No. 151,158. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY PIZOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, in the county of Newcastle andState of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Finger Rings; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to finger-rings which are of jointed construction and adapted to be placed on or removed from the finger without passing over the finger-tip and knuckle, such a ring being desirable, especially where the knuckle or finger-joint is large, in order to obtain a close fit and have the ring set properly.

The object of the invention is to provide a neat and simple ring of this character having a secure and conveniently;manipulated lock which will lie comfortably against the finger and will be concealed from view.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Ihave illustrated my invention embodied in a ring having a jewel or setting. 7

Figure l is a front view of the ring when closed and locked. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the hinge of the two members of the ring. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section showing the lower inner side of the ring in plan view, and Fig. 4: is a front view showing the two members of the ring unlocked and about to be opened.

The ring,or circular part thereof,consists of two hinged members a and b, the hinge c being preferably located at the side or at one side of the setting. Said hinge preferably consists of a lug on one member fitted and pivoted between two similar lugs or jaws on the other member, all of said lugs having circular ends fitting against circular shoulders, so as to form a practically indistinguishable joint. Said members a and 1) meet, preferably, at the lower middle point of the ring or directly beneath the setting, so that the joint between their meeting ends will be at the under side of the finger. A pin or stud d projects from the free end of one member, 'herein shown on the member I), which pin enters a socket e in the free end of the other member, thus serving to retain the two parts of the ring in proper relation when the ring is closed. When the two ends are about to be joined, as shown in Fig. 4, the end of one member is preferably just the slightest bit above orbelow the end of the other, so that a slight inward pressure on one part is required in order to bring the pin or stud into its socket, thus forming a snap which will retain the ring in place when it is first closed on the finger and before the parts are locked together. The ring being closed on the finger, the free ends of its parts are fastened together by a fiat lock or latch f, pivoted on the inner side of one member, herein shown on the member b, and having a notch therein adapted to engage a stud or pin g on the inner side of the other member. The lock may be easily moved to engage or disengage said pin, while the ring is closed on the finger by inserting a pin, knife-point, or other device between the finger and inner side of the ring and moving it against said lock. The lock, being thin and flat, lies close and comfortably against the under side of the finger, where it is concealed from view, rendering the ring the same in appearance as one of the ordinary kind. The pressure of the finger against the look also serves to hold it in place and prevent disengagement.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A finger-ring of the character described comprising two hinged parts, the free end of one of said parts having a stud and the free end of the other part having a socket to reoeive the same, one part also having a stud or pin on its inner side and the other a flat lock pivoted on its inner side and having a notch adapted to engage said stud or pin, thus forming a concealed fastening when the ring is closed on the finger.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY PIZOR.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH PIZOR, EMORY I-I. BOGLEY. 

